Enhancing Family Connections

Behavior is a child's language. If we saw it as struggling we would probably have more compassion than if we think they are trying to manipulate.

https://goo.gl/images/G2iTeT Just because we think it, doesn't make it true.

And mental health and physical health are intertwined. It's time we stop looking at one without the other.

Some Octorber therapy Humor

This one of the best articles I have seen on responding to children's big emotions https://www.mother.ly//6-simple-steps-to-help-your-small-c

It's ok not to be okIt's ok not to be ok

Life is journey, not a destination. Earlier this year I took a train trip up through Northern California, Oregon and Washington, ending our trip in Vancouver, BC. It was a wonderful way to travel, a slower pace, with time to enjoy the company of my husband. We took the opportunity to get off the train and spend the night, or several nights at different locations along the way. Often in our fast paced life we don't have time or take time to look out the window and enjoy what... life has to offer, let alone stop and visit. We are often in such a hurry to get to the next destination that we don't see where we are or wonder about where we have been. I wonder what would happen if we just slowed down a bit. Do we take time to see a sunset, or smell the orange blossoms? Do we miss out on relationships because we are too stuck to our phone, job, or the hustle and bustle of daily activities? I hope you take a moment to make a conscious choice instead of just going through life on autopilot. Take time to enjoy life and create memories on your journey. See more

Focus on the behaviors, you lose the relationship. Focus on the relationship, you lose the behaviorsFocus on the behaviors, you lose the relationship. Focus on the relationship, you lose the behaviors

Interesting and oh so true. We need to take risks. The notion of needing to be perfect before we try keeps us stuck.

Most people think that it is impossible for them to forget a child in the car. If you can walk into the other room and forget what you walked in for, you are capable of forgetting a sleeping child in the car. 55% of the children who die in cars were forgotten and 28% got into the car on their own.